Thioridazine

Generic Name
Thioridazine
Brand Names
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Drug Type
Small Molecule
Chemical Formula
C21H26N2S2
CAS Number
50-52-2
Unique Ingredient Identifier
N3D6TG58NI
Background

A phenothiazine antipsychotic used in the management of psychoses, including schizophrenia, and in the control of severely disturbed or agitated behavior. It has little antiemetic activity. Thioridazine has a higher incidence of antimuscarinic effects, but a lower incidence of extrapyramidal symptoms, than chlorpromazine. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmaco...

Indication

For the treatment of schizophrenia and generalized anxiety disorder.

Associated Conditions
Psychosis, Schizophrenia
Associated Therapies
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